So glad to be sober today!
I am running on just 5 hours of sleep from last night and the night before that... it feels like the bed is calling to me, but no! I cannot go to it yet, I have to go back to work for a meeting at 12:00 for about 2 hours... agh!
I was reading one of my favorite books by George R.R. Martin, called A Storm of Swords... or rather, the whole series, which is called: A Song of Ice and Fire, and I always get to this one part in the book... where I know what's going to happen, since I've read it like three times! One of the main characters, who is really the kind of character you are rooting for to survive and kick everyone's butt, is murdered. Every single time I read the book, I get pissy because the author killed off that character! So weird, I can't help it.. I cringe when I read that chapter... I get so dissapointed in the fictional character's choices and the consequences he suffers!
Kinda funny...
Anyhow, I just passed that part and am reading on! The author is supposed to be coming out with a new book soon... he's been waiting like 4 years now to finish the next in the series, so I decided to read it all again to refresh my memory!
Maybe he will read this and put Robb Stark and his dire wolf back into the story somehow?!
Random post today I guess eh?
Jonathan
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wow!
Lol, lot's of comments there by one person... interesting!
I guess I will now moderate comments! For the record, AA is a program where we find a "higher power" of our understanding... wether that is: my cat, a painting, the group of drunks, the sky, the universe, some God, or yes... even Jesus, it is whatever we choose! My higher power, is most definetly not Jesus! So please don't send me comments relating the big book and AA to the Bible! That's just annoying!
Kind of reminds me of that one person in a blue moon you find in the meetings who tells you all about how Jesus saved him and keeps him sober. Good for you if that's what works for you! Have you never heard about the whole... "please don't push your beliefs on others" thing?
Alrighty! So, today I am sober! Worked at the starbucks for a few hours and now I need to go do some studying! I have a sociology test on Thursday!
I did some fun sober stuff this weekend too! One of my buddies is hell bent on having social gatherings at his house, so we had about 12 drunks hanging out eating pizza on Saturday Night! It was most fun, we were celebrating Paul's AA B-day!
Sooo, I am so busy lately, no time to isolate at home! What is up with that? You know, I use to have a problem with isolating at home, watching TV, playing video games, and messing around on the computer for hours on end. I use to wonder why I was so damn depressed. Of course, I was told to get active, socialize, call people, reach my hand out, and everything else you would here if you go an AA meeting. I took those suggestions, and damnit if my life has changed for the better!
I can't even find the time to watch my "Lost" episodes! Agh!
Glad to be sober!
Jonathan
I guess I will now moderate comments! For the record, AA is a program where we find a "higher power" of our understanding... wether that is: my cat, a painting, the group of drunks, the sky, the universe, some God, or yes... even Jesus, it is whatever we choose! My higher power, is most definetly not Jesus! So please don't send me comments relating the big book and AA to the Bible! That's just annoying!
Kind of reminds me of that one person in a blue moon you find in the meetings who tells you all about how Jesus saved him and keeps him sober. Good for you if that's what works for you! Have you never heard about the whole... "please don't push your beliefs on others" thing?
Alrighty! So, today I am sober! Worked at the starbucks for a few hours and now I need to go do some studying! I have a sociology test on Thursday!
I did some fun sober stuff this weekend too! One of my buddies is hell bent on having social gatherings at his house, so we had about 12 drunks hanging out eating pizza on Saturday Night! It was most fun, we were celebrating Paul's AA B-day!
Sooo, I am so busy lately, no time to isolate at home! What is up with that? You know, I use to have a problem with isolating at home, watching TV, playing video games, and messing around on the computer for hours on end. I use to wonder why I was so damn depressed. Of course, I was told to get active, socialize, call people, reach my hand out, and everything else you would here if you go an AA meeting. I took those suggestions, and damnit if my life has changed for the better!
I can't even find the time to watch my "Lost" episodes! Agh!
Glad to be sober!
Jonathan
Friday, March 28, 2008
Feeling a little better! 1 Year, 7 months sober!
I got through that week just fine, it was hell being sick but I am feeling better. Today I have a bit of a head cold... you know, the sniffles and all that. I should be able to tough it out, ya know? As long as I take it one day at a time :)
I ran into a friend today at the local "bucks"... He told me he was back "out there". He said it so nonchalantly, I was taken off guard! I see him fairly often up there, and he seems to have it all together. Weird huh? We talked about stuff, he mentioned how alcohol wasn't really his problem, but cocaine was... I was like... uh huh, uh huh... Just stay away from the coke and you'll be great! So glad to see you! Just odd finding out someone you care about is back out there.
No worries folks, I am sooo happy being sober it's not even funny.
Today I have sober friends, people who love me for me and all of my character defects that come with, people who care about me and want nothing more from me than for me to be sober. You know, I can be there for my buddy I saw today, if and when he asks me for help. Who knows, maybe he won't need my help... whatever, you know, I am happy he says he's happy! :) See <-- that was a smiley face!
I read today that google's stock was down 40% this year... something about that made me smile too... I could never understand how all of these "advertisement clicks" were making a company billions of US dollars!? I mean, wtf?! When have you ever clicked on an annoying add on purpose? Ok, maybe you have... and now that I think about it, I have too. Maybe I am just mad I didn't buy the stock when it was at 85$ during the first few weeks of it's IPO!
Ok, sorry, random thoughts!
Lol!
So glad to be sober today!
Today I am grateful!
J
I ran into a friend today at the local "bucks"... He told me he was back "out there". He said it so nonchalantly, I was taken off guard! I see him fairly often up there, and he seems to have it all together. Weird huh? We talked about stuff, he mentioned how alcohol wasn't really his problem, but cocaine was... I was like... uh huh, uh huh... Just stay away from the coke and you'll be great! So glad to see you! Just odd finding out someone you care about is back out there.
No worries folks, I am sooo happy being sober it's not even funny.
Today I have sober friends, people who love me for me and all of my character defects that come with, people who care about me and want nothing more from me than for me to be sober. You know, I can be there for my buddy I saw today, if and when he asks me for help. Who knows, maybe he won't need my help... whatever, you know, I am happy he says he's happy! :) See <-- that was a smiley face!
I read today that google's stock was down 40% this year... something about that made me smile too... I could never understand how all of these "advertisement clicks" were making a company billions of US dollars!? I mean, wtf?! When have you ever clicked on an annoying add on purpose? Ok, maybe you have... and now that I think about it, I have too. Maybe I am just mad I didn't buy the stock when it was at 85$ during the first few weeks of it's IPO!
Ok, sorry, random thoughts!
Lol!
So glad to be sober today!
Today I am grateful!
J
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sick with the Flu...
Well, as it states in the title, I am totally sick! Last night, I awoke to a temperature of 102.5 degrees!
I got out of bed, appearently too quickly, and almost fell over. Well, wait a second... I did fall over. I tried to go down stairs for some water, but I couldn't stand up because my head was spinning and walking was very hard. I was running into the walls and falling over on stuff trying to get to the stairs... then I was like "ok, back in bed!" So, I fell back into bed covered in sweat and just stayed put for a while. I have never felt this way sober, so I knew something was seriously wrong.
I don't think I can recall if or when I have ever felt this overwhelmed by a "bug" before. Luckily this morning I woke up and felt much better, it was almost like the previous evening was just a dream. I checked my temperature, and it read 100.5 degrees... much better I thought.
Through out the day I have felt the same... blah. I have to work in the morning at 6:00am, so I am none too happy about that... but whatever. I called my boss and told them I was sick, but they didn't really like that.
So I guess they would rather have a sick employee come in to hack all over the customer's drinks then to not have them come in at all? If that's what you really want... I am sure I can't be that contagious!
Haha, fun stuff. Can you tell I am copping a resentment towards my work place now? I really am kinda angry about this. They really want me to work, even after I mentioned to them the words "flu" and "102 degrees" and "hacking cough" and all that...
Any whoo.. life is good, except for the being sick part. That sucks!
I got out of bed, appearently too quickly, and almost fell over. Well, wait a second... I did fall over. I tried to go down stairs for some water, but I couldn't stand up because my head was spinning and walking was very hard. I was running into the walls and falling over on stuff trying to get to the stairs... then I was like "ok, back in bed!" So, I fell back into bed covered in sweat and just stayed put for a while. I have never felt this way sober, so I knew something was seriously wrong.
I don't think I can recall if or when I have ever felt this overwhelmed by a "bug" before. Luckily this morning I woke up and felt much better, it was almost like the previous evening was just a dream. I checked my temperature, and it read 100.5 degrees... much better I thought.
Through out the day I have felt the same... blah. I have to work in the morning at 6:00am, so I am none too happy about that... but whatever. I called my boss and told them I was sick, but they didn't really like that.
So I guess they would rather have a sick employee come in to hack all over the customer's drinks then to not have them come in at all? If that's what you really want... I am sure I can't be that contagious!
Haha, fun stuff. Can you tell I am copping a resentment towards my work place now? I really am kinda angry about this. They really want me to work, even after I mentioned to them the words "flu" and "102 degrees" and "hacking cough" and all that...
Any whoo.. life is good, except for the being sick part. That sucks!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Agh! Psychology!!
I have this psychology class that is really hard! I swear, I put in like crazy amounts of time studying and preparing for this class (intro to psych), and I am consistently missing like one or two questions on his quizes.
I have an A at the moment, but it is beginning to trend down towards a B. This pisses me off to no end! Is that wierd or what? I can't stand getting a B when I try so hard! It's more abstract thinking, so I understand that my brain just isn't as wired in that regard... but, man! I try so hard! Really, this guy's quizes and tests are the hardest I have ever taken... and it's an intro class to boot! I am just not use to not getting an A, especially when I actually do the work.
Ya know?
Any whooo... just wanted to vent.
Jonathan
I have an A at the moment, but it is beginning to trend down towards a B. This pisses me off to no end! Is that wierd or what? I can't stand getting a B when I try so hard! It's more abstract thinking, so I understand that my brain just isn't as wired in that regard... but, man! I try so hard! Really, this guy's quizes and tests are the hardest I have ever taken... and it's an intro class to boot! I am just not use to not getting an A, especially when I actually do the work.
Ya know?
Any whooo... just wanted to vent.
Jonathan
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Good night!
Just had a fabulous evening tonight. My friend Mimi turned 27 this evening, and we all went out for dinner at a steak house up off Dale Mabry Highway. It was 9 people all in recovery, some alcoholics and some eating disorders. Very cool night. Isn't it nice that we can go out and have good fun without all of that drunk debouchery?
Besides that... went to the beach today with another friend in AA, he and I went down to John's Pass and ate lunch, and did the beach thing for a few hours. I totally didn't want to leave the house this morning, but he dragged my ass out... He said he was going to cop a resentment if I didn't pick his ass up! Ha! Sneaky son-of-a... Lol. Yea, so I was crabby for the first hour or so, but by the end of the beach trip, we were rotfl like crazy. You know how that goes... put two recovering drunks in a car together and dammit if they don't start laughing and enjoying themselves!
Anywhoooo... still grateful to be sober!
Jonathan
Besides that... went to the beach today with another friend in AA, he and I went down to John's Pass and ate lunch, and did the beach thing for a few hours. I totally didn't want to leave the house this morning, but he dragged my ass out... He said he was going to cop a resentment if I didn't pick his ass up! Ha! Sneaky son-of-a... Lol. Yea, so I was crabby for the first hour or so, but by the end of the beach trip, we were rotfl like crazy. You know how that goes... put two recovering drunks in a car together and dammit if they don't start laughing and enjoying themselves!
Anywhoooo... still grateful to be sober!
Jonathan
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